The Cardinals have received trade offers for Thursday night’s fifth pick in the NFL Draft, and they expect to hear more.

"Some of them are just exploratory and some of them are serious," coach Ken Whisenhunt told the Arizona Republic. "There are a couple that you know are serious but there’s a couple that could get more serious as we get closer to it."

The Cardinals need a quarterback and may be in position to draft Missouri’s Blaine Gabbert with the fifth pick. However, will Gabbert be ready to make an impact as a rookie? The Cardinals might be better off acquiring a veteran quarterback later this offseason like Kevin Kolb of the Eagles, and using the fifth pick to draft a defensive player like Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller or LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson.

Or, the Cardinals could trade down from the fifth pick, get an extra pick later, and still acquire an impact player. Perhaps the Texans (11th pick), who need defensive help, would consider trading up to get Peterson.

There will be plenty of trade talk, but how many deals actually take place will be one of the major storylines of the draft. The Cardinals believe they are in a draft position that has leverage.

"There’s all kinds of scenarios that could happen," Whisenhunt said. "We’re certainly not ruling out moving in the draft."